DOUGLAS SNAUFFER is an accomplished scriptwriter and producer whose work has aired on the Sci-Fi Channel. He writes frequently on subjects related to television and film for several publications, including the Akron Beacon Journal and the magazines Starlog and Fangoria.

Snauffer writes on television and film for a number of publications and has written and produced for TV. In this book he offers a chronological examination of the history and evolution of television's prolific crime genre. In chapters organized by decade, he traces the genesis of 1950s shows like Dragnet from radio detective dramas, then discusses the many successful series that followed including Charlie's Angels, The Mod Squad, and Columbo, Law & Order, CSI, and 24, among many others. Interviews with The Rockford Files creator and other insiders augment the author's own first-hand research of the processes, politics, and final products of 50 years worth of crime television. Twenty-six B&W stills from various series are included.

• Preface 1 Crime Television—The 1950s 2 Crime Television—The 1960s 3 Crime Television—The 1970s 4 Crime Television—The 1980s 5 Crime Television—The 1990s 6 Crime Television—The 2000s Index

DOUGLAS SNAUFFER is an accomplished scriptwriter and producer whose work has aired on the Sci-Fi Channel. He writes frequently on subjects related to television and film for several publications, including the Akron Beacon Journal and the magazines Starlog and Fangoria.

Snauffer writes on television and film for a number of publications and has written and produced for TV. In this book he offers a chronological examination of the history and evolution of television's prolific crime genre. In chapters organized by decade, he traces the genesis of 1950s shows like Dragnet from radio detective dramas, then discusses the many successful series that followed including Charlie's Angels, The Mod Squad, and Columbo, Law & Order, CSI, and 24, among many others. Interviews with The Rockford Files creator and other insiders augment the author's own first-hand research of the processes, politics, and final products of 50 years worth of crime television. Twenty-six B&W stills from various series are included.

• Preface 1 Crime Television—The 1950s 2 Crime Television—The 1960s 3 Crime Television—The 1970s 4 Crime Television—The 1980s 5 Crime Television—The 1990s 6 Crime Television—The 2000s Index

DOUGLAS SNAUFFER is an accomplished scriptwriter and producer whose work has aired on the Sci-Fi Channel. He writes frequently on subjects related to television and film for several publications, including the Akron Beacon Journal and the magazines Starlog and Fangoria.

Snauffer writes on television and film for a number of publications and has written and produced for TV. In this book he offers a chronological examination of the history and evolution of television's prolific crime genre. In chapters organized by decade, he traces the genesis of 1950s shows like Dragnet from radio detective dramas, then discusses the many successful series that followed including Charlie's Angels, The Mod Squad, and Columbo, Law & Order, CSI, and 24, among many others. Interviews with The Rockford Files creator and other insiders augment the author's own first-hand research of the processes, politics, and final products of 50 years worth of crime television. Twenty-six B&W stills from various series are included.

• Preface 1 Crime Television—The 1950s 2 Crime Television—The 1960s 3 Crime Television—The 1970s 4 Crime Television—The 1980s 5 Crime Television—The 1990s 6 Crime Television—The 2000s Index